Rats On Rafts return with their third album and make a huge leap that sees them create a modern post-punk psych near-masterpiece.
When not in frantic post-punk mode via endlessly corkscrewing guitars, the band also excel in strange, moody textural explorations, adding areal eclecticism and sense of journey to the album.
This strange album, the fourth ... from Rats On Rafts, is a cryp- tic concept piece. It opens with rain, wind, fire and the birth of a child. There is plague, drought, a desert, looming, poisonous shadows, and the search for government facilities where secret files are stored.
While a bit muddled and confusing, the album certainly invites the audience to listen attentively and figure out their own interpretations.
It’s a conflicting record, filled with swells and dry spells, but the forecast is generally clear in all directions.